James Joseph Sweeley
MilitaryAssigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17065567 / O-738094
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Corn State Terror
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tracy, MN 56175, USA | 14 July 1921 | Son of Joseph V and Rose M [Brady] Sweely. |
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Enlisted |
Minnesota, USA | 21 September 1942 | |
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Other Discharged [honourable] |
12 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
Slayton, MN 56172, USA | 13 February 2013 | |
| Tracy, MN 56175, USA | |||
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Murray County, MN, USA | Saint Annes Cemetery Murray County Minnesota, USA |